Do people see us the way we see ourselves in the mirror?

[Anonymous]

I've been trying so hard to figure out wether people see you the same way you see yourself in the mirror... Do we look to others the way we look in the mirror? As I take pictures on my iPhone i realize the the picture flips to the way I assume i really look (face camera in front)... I look may take a very cute when I'm taking the picture but then it flips and i look ugly/less attractive why is that? Is that how I really look? ... It looks so bad Especially when your face is uneven/ asymetrical... Do we really look like our reflection? :/ i look beautiful in the mirror but after taking a picture on my iPhone i realized I'm not as attractive as I seem in the mirror

[BlueSJ]

I would assume no. The camera and the mirror only shows one side of you at a time. While people look at you as a whole 3-dimensional figure. I guess that is why if you heard someone who has met a celebrity, they usually say "they are better looking in person". Not to mention your personality and how you carry yourself can change a lot in the lifeless pictures you usually see in cameras.

[kain7th]

i wanna meet the girl in your profile pic :P

[BlueSJ]

@kain7th She says, "こんにちは (konichiwa)." ^-^
How about the little one? :P

[kain7th]

Little one? :o

[BlueSJ]

@kain7th The little girl (an old icon). xD

[kain7th]

I would meet her yes ;)

[Anonymous]

You don't look anything like pictures or mirrors. I am okay looking in the mirror and I am really pretty in pictures. However I am extremely ugly looking to other people. I'd really like to know what other people see. Most people tell me I'm very ugly. So i don't know why I look good in pictures or mirrors.

[EyeSeaYew]

I don't think so. Most people tend to spot every perceived imperfection about themselves whereas others just see you as a whole.

[kangy]

Definitely different. I dont look good in pictures most of the time I wld go no good but others wld tell me different opinions

[Maxemeister]

No, your brain searches for imperfections in your face and points them out immediately. Other people just judge your face in general and whether you're ugly or not, meanwhile, in the mirror, you will ALWAYS spot imperfections.

[meatballs21]

Probably not. I look in the mirror and hate most of what I see, just like I hate most photographs taken of me. Meanwhile someone I thought was cute explicitly told me no, (you're) not ugly.

[maroonbro]

I wanna know too